Adjustable curtain-roller fixture.



No. 644,501. Patented Feb. 27, I900.

T. CRADDOCK.

ADJUSTABLE CURTAIN ROLLER FIXTURE.

' (Application filed Dec. 9, 1899.) N o M o d e l THOMAS ORADDOOK, OFPROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

ADJUSTABLE CURTAIN-ROLLIiR FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,501, dated February27, 1900.

Application filed December 9,1899. Serial No. 739,849. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS CRADDOCK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AdjustableOurtain-Roller Fixtures; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to curtain-roller fixtures of the adjustable typedesigned to prevent marring of the easement by changing the brackets toaccommodate rollers of different lengths. Fixtures of this class aredesirable in property kept for rental, as the tenants can readily changethe brackets to accommodate the length of the curtain-rollers withouthaving to remove the permanent fastenings and again replace them, whichis attended, as is well known, by a defacement of the trimmings ormoldings of the Window.

The object of this invention is to combine with the brackets novellocking means for securing them in the required adjusted position andwhich are capable of easy and ready manipulation.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand to the drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention arenecessarily susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodimentof the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a View of a curtain-roller and fixtures embodying theinvention as seen from below. Fig. 2 is a front View of a fixture,showing the relation of the parts when the bracket is locked. Fig. 3 isa view similar to Fig. 2, the bracket being released and the dog turnedaside. Fig. 4 is a transverse section, the full lines showing thebracket locked and the dotted lines the position of the bracket whenreleased and capable of adjustment in either direction. Fig. 5 is an endview of the base. Fig. 6 is a side view of the bracket.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The brackets 1 are right and left, respectively, so, also, are the dogs2, and with this exception the fixtures and adjunctive parts areduplicates in construction. Hence adetailed description of the one onlyis given. One of the brackets is open and the other closed, this beingordinary, to admit of the curtain-roller 3 being placed in position andremoved.

Each fixture consists of a base 4, bracket 1, and dog 2. The base 4 is aplate or casting having terminal ears 5 at one edge and a series ofhooked lugs 6 at its opposite edge. The lugs 6/are preferably disposedat the lower edge of the plate and project from the face thereof andhave their hooked portions 7 extending beyond the said lower edge of theplate to engage over a portion of the bracket and assist materially inholding it in place. The lugs 6 are regularly spaced and may have anydesired form. A rod 8 is secured in the terminal ears 5 and forms asupport for the bracket 1 and the dog 2 cooperating therewith.

The bracket 1 has a pivot-ear 9, apertured to receive the rod 8, uponwhich it is slidably and pivotally mounted, and is provided at one sidewith a flange 10 in the plane of its lower edge and constituting a baseto prevent lateral tipping of the bracket. A notch 11 extends inwardfrom the outer edge of the flange at a point in line with the hookedlugs 6 to admit of a limited lateral movement of the bracket whenadjusted, so as to bring a portion of the flange under the projectinghooked part 7 of the adjacentlug. The rear faces of the parts of theflange, separated by the notch 11, are in different relative planes toadmit of their bearing against,respectively, the front faces of the baseland the trimming to which the base is secured. As clearly shown, theupper portion of the flange has its rear face in the plane of the frontface of the base and the lower part has its rear face in the plane ofthe rear face of said base. The outer end of the not-ch 11 is of amplewidth to clear the hooked ends of the studs when turning the bracket onthe rod 8, and the inner end is contracted, the projecting portion 12interlocking with the hooked ends 7 by underlapping the same.

The dog 2 is pivotally and slidably mounted upon the rod 8, and its freeend is thickened on the side remote from the bracket and, together withthe latter, fills the space between adjacent lugs (3. When the dog isturned aside, the bracket can be moved laterally to disengage itsinterlocking portion 12 from the hook 7, when itcan be turned on the rod8 to clear the lugs 6, so as to he slid upon the rod 8 to the requiredposition. \Vhen moved to the desired point, the bracket is turned intoengagement with the base and is moved laterally to bring the projectingpart 12 beneath the hook adjacent to the flanged side of the bracket.The dog 2 is now turned upon the base and, together with the bracket,fills the space between adjacent lugs and prevents accidental lateralmovement of the bracket, which would disengage the part 12 from thehook.

It will be observed that the rod 3 is located uppermost, therebynecessitating a swinging of the bracket and dog upward to clear the lugs6 prior to adjustment. The weight of the bracket and dog holds them inplace without requiring other means. The adjustment can be easily andquickly effected and the brackets when positioned maintain their placeand are not liable to casual displacement.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Anadjustablefixture forcurtain-rollers, comprising a base having a seriesof spaced lugs longitudinally arranged and formed with projectingportions, and abracket adjustable upon the base and provided with meansto positively engage and interlock with the projecting portions of saidlugs to hold it in the required position, the interlocking connectionbeing effected by a sliding movement of the bracket, substantially asdescribed.

2. An adjustable fixture forcurtain-rollers, comprising a base having aseries of spaced lugs longitudinally arranged and formed with projectingportions, and a bracket slidable upon the base and mounted to swingtoward and from the lugs in a plane at a right angle to their line andprovided with means to positively interlock with the projecting portionsof any one of the lugs by a sliding movement, substantially asspecified.

3. An adjustable fixture for curtain-rollers, comprising a base having aseries of spaced lugs longitudinally arranged, a bracket adjustable uponthe base and provided with means to interlock with any one of the lugsbya laterally-sliding movement, and a dog to cooperate with adjacentlugs between which the bracket may be located to fix the position of thesaid bracket, substantially as set forth.

4. An adjustable fixture forcurtain-rollers, comprising a base having aseries of spaced lugs longitudinally arranged, a rod paralleling theline of studs, and a bracket pivotally and slidably mounted upon the rodand adapted to make interlocking connection with any one of the seriesof studs, substantially as described.

5. An adjustable fixture for curtain-rollers, comprising a base having aseries of spaced lugs longitudinally arranged, a rod paralleling theline of studs, a bracket pivotally and slidably mounted upon the rod andadapted to make interlockingconnection with any one of the said studs,and a dog to cooperate with the lugs to fix the position of the bracket,substantially as set forth.

6. An adjustable fixture for curtain-rollers, comprising a base having aseries of spaced lugs longitudinally arranged, a rod paralleling theline of studs, a bracket pivotally and slidably mounted upon the rod andadapted to make interlocking connection with any one of the said studs,and a dog mounted upon the rod to slide and turn thereon and adapted tocooperate with the lugs to hold the bracket in fixed position,substantially as specified.

7. An adjustable fixture for curtain-rollers, comprising a base having aseries of spaced lugs longitudinally arranged, a bracket adapted tointerlock with any one of the lugs by a lateral movement, and a dog tocooperate with the bracket and adjacent lugs and with said bracket fillthe space between contiguous lugs, substantially as specified.

8. In an adjustable curtain-roller fixture, a base having a longitudinalseries of lugs, a bracket having its rear side in different planescorresponding with, respectively, the front and rear sides of the base,and means for securing the bracket to the base in an adjusted position,substantially as described.

9. In an adjustable curtain-roller fixture, a base having a longitudinalseries of hooked lugs, and a bracket having a base flange notched toclear the lugs, and having a projecting portion to underlap andinterlock with any lug of the series, substantially as described.

10. In an adjustable curtain-roller fixture, a base having ears and aseries of hooked lugs, a rod supported by the cars, a bracket pivotallyand slidably mounted upon the rod and having a projecting portion tointerlock with any one of the lugs in an adjusted position by alaterally-sliding movement, and a dog to secure the bracket whenpositioned, substantially as described.

11. An adjustable curtain-roller fixture, comprising a base havinghooked lugs at one edge, a rod at the opposite edge, a bracket slidableand pivotal upon the rod and having a notched basal flange to interlockwith any one of the lugs bya lateral movement, and a dog slidably andpivotally mounted upon the rod with the bracket and cooperating with thelugs to hold the bracket in place, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS ORADDOCK. lVitnesses:

JAMES DIMOND, LUoY E. COREY.

